Therapy Natters

Send us Fan Mail As it's episode 50, today Richard & Fiona delve into the unsettling waters of what being 50 means to us. Join our Evolve to Thrive programme Whatsapp us Submit a question Follow us on Facebook or Instagram The Richard Nicholls Podcast The Brookhouse Hypnotherapy Group YouTube Channel Richard's Social Media Links Bluesky X Insta Facbook Youtube TikTok Threads Listen t...

Send us Fan Mail Inside all of us we have conflicting "parts." A part of us that wants one thing and a part that wants the opposite. We might need to acknowledge those parts in order to get some resolution. Join our Evolve to Thrive programme Whatsapp us Submit a question Follow us on Facebook or Instagram The Richard Nicholls Podcast The Brookhouse Hypnotherapy Group YouTube Channel Ric...

Send us Fan Mail In this weeks episode, Richard & Fiona explore the topic of stress and offer practical strategies for managing it.  Whether you're feeling overwhelmed or just want to learn more about it, this episode should provide some valuable insight and guidance. Join our Evolve to Thrive programme Whatsapp us Submit a question Follow us on Facebook or Instagram The Richard Nicholls...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we dive into the topic of worrying about what others think of us and how it can hold us back from living our best lives.  We discuss the root causes of this common issue and share tips for overcoming the fear of judgment. Whether you're struggling with social anxiety, impostor syndrome, or simply the desire to fit in, I hope we provide you with va...

Send us Fan Mail As well as a few questions about depression, this week's also follows up on the episode about toxic relationships from a few weeks ago. Link to emotion list: https://www.berkeleywellbeing.com/list-of-emotions.html Join our Evolve to Thrive programme Whatsapp us Submit a question Follow us on Facebook or Instagram The Richard Nicholls Podcast The Brookhouse Hypnotherapy Group...

Send us Fan Mail The brain is both amazingly clever and amazingly stupid depending on what you want to do. If you want to learn something and practice it until it becomes second nature then it's amazingly clever. If you want to stop something that's second nature and learn something new then it's going to conspire against you and push back. Stupid brain. Let's natter about it s...

Send us Fan Mail Can therapy help with abusive or toxic relationships? In short, yes. But if you want to hear the long answer, have a listen to this weeks therapy Natters where Richard & Fiona respond to a listener who is concerned that their relationship maybe abusive. Join our Evolve to Thrive programme Whatsapp us Submit a question Follow us on Facebook or Instagram The Richard Nicholls Pod...

Send us Fan Mail It's one thing to start a new habit but it's another thing to keep it going. This week Richard & Fiona talk about motivation! Join our Evolve to Thrive programme Whatsapp us Submit a question Follow us on Facebook or Instagram The Richard Nicholls Podcast The Brookhouse Hypnotherapy Group YouTube Channel Richard's Social Media Links Bluesky X Insta Facbook Youtu...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year! As it’s the first natter of the year this week is all about new years resolutions. Join our Evolve to Thrive programme Whatsapp us Submit a question Follow us on Facebook or Instagram The Richard Nicholls Podcast The Brookhouse Hypnotherapy Group YouTube Channel Richard's Social Media Links Bluesky X Insta Facbook Youtube TikTok Threads Listen to Richard on Pa...

Send us Fan Mail Christmas can be a tricky time of year for a lot of people. It's not always a reminder of the love we have but also the love we've lost. Whether you need to listen to this for yourself or for someone else, have a listen and maybe you'll find this helpful. Join our Evolve to Thrive programme Whatsapp us Submit a question Follow us on Facebook or Instagram The Richard...

Send us Fan Mail Richard & Fiona are talking about phobias this week. The rational type, the irrational type and how we treat them in therapy. Come and have a listen! Join our Evolve to Thrive programme Whatsapp us Submit a question Follow us on Facebook or Instagram The Richard Nicholls Podcast The Brookhouse Hypnotherapy Group YouTube Channel Richard's Social Media Links Bluesky X Insta...

Send us Fan Mail Following on from last weeks Drivers episode, this week Richard & Fiona talk about the injunctions themselves, the messages so easily passed down from parent to child that tell us who we are and who we should and shouldn't be. Join our Evolve to Thrive programme Whatsapp us Submit a question Follow us on Facebook or Instagram The Richard Nicholls Podcast The Brookhouse Hy...

Send us Fan Mail This week Richard & Fiona talk about the "drivers" that help us adapt to our environment when we were young, and how it influences us as adults. Join our Evolve to Thrive programme Whatsapp us Submit a question Follow us on Facebook or Instagram The Richard Nicholls Podcast The Brookhouse Hypnotherapy Group YouTube Channel Richard's Social Media Links Bluesky X...

Send us Fan Mail Anchoring is a great trick for learning how to boost your confidence or improve your mood. It's a term used for linking a stimulus to an emotion. Hearing a piece of music that reminds you of a great time from your past is an anchor. Let's have a natter about it shall we? Join our Evolve to Thrive programme Whatsapp us Submit a question Follow us on Facebook or Instagram...

Send us Fan Mail We had an interesting question sent in last week about the concept of recording your therapy sessions. So Richard & Fiona had a delve into the pros and cons of both looking forwards and backwards. And whether recording sessions gets our needs met. Join our Evolve to Thrive programme Whatsapp us Submit a question Follow us on Facebook or Instagram The Richard Nicholls Podcast T...

Send us Fan Mail There's a special type of stress that is often termed "Burnout" where it feels as if we've run out of emotions and we have no motivation. It can look a lot like depression but needs tackling slightly differently. Let's have a natter about it shall we? Join our Evolve to Thrive programme Whatsapp us Submit a question Follow us on Facebook or Instagram The R...

Send us Fan Mail This week Richard & Fiona talk about what's called "The Cycle Of Awareness" from Gestalt Therapy, and how it relates to substance misuse. Links Submit a question The Richard Nicholls Podcast The Brookhouse Hypnotherapy Group YouTube Channel Richard's Social Media Links Twitter Instagram Facebook Youtube   Join our Evolve to Thrive programme Whatsapp us Subm...

Send us Fan Mail The Placebo Effect is when symptoms improve despite any treatment being completely inert. Whether directly or indirectly, the benefits of a placebo have been researched more than anything else and often have surprisingly good results. Today Richard & Fiona have a little look into to the mindset of it and see if there are ways to harness it for ourselves. Links Submit a questio...

Send us Fan Mail Picking ourselves up when we fall and dealing with situations that are outside of our control all need a certain amount of resilience. This week we explore ANTS, PETS and the importance of repetition when it comes to becoming more resilient. Links Submit a question The Richard Nicholls Podcast The Brookhouse Hypnotherapy Group YouTube Channel Richard's Social Media Links Twit...

Send us Fan Mail Neurological Levels is a model that attempts to help explain how our mind organises life experiences into a generalised set of values and beliefs. These beliefs then influence our attitude, which directly affects our behaviour. It can be used to help gain perspective on so many things and in this episode we answer some anonymous questions all about it. Links Submit a question The...

Send us Fan Mail Reframing, in therapy, means to look at a situation, thought, or feeling from a different perspective. This can create a different meaning which ultimately can lead to better ways of feeling. It's a skill that takes a bit of practice but is absolutely worth the effort. Links Submit a question The Richard Nicholls Podcast The Brookhouse Hypnotherapy Group YouTube Channel Richa...

Send us Fan Mail Are you always seeking validation from others? Where's your locus of evaluation? For whatever reason many people learn that their sense of self-esteem and self-worth comes not from within themselves but from other people, and so begins the habit of constantly seeking other peoples approval or attention. This week Richard & Fiona look at challenging that. Links Submit a qu...

Send us Fan Mail Our unconscious mind is the part of us that runs things in the background and is outside of our awareness. But it has a huge influence over how we feel and how we react to many situations. This week Richard & Fiona look at 3 questions from listeners all about issues relating to unconscious reactions. Links Submit a question The Richard Nicholls Podcast The Brookhouse Hypnother...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks Therapy Natters episode is all about managing your time effectively and monitoring your procrastination. Links Submit a question The Richard Nicholls Podcast The Brookhouse Hypnotherapy Group YouTube Channel Richard's Social Media Links Twitter Instagram Facebook Youtube   Join our Evolve to Thrive programme Whatsapp us Submit a question Follow us on Facebook or In...

Send us Fan Mail We needed to change the podcast topic today.  It seemed quite inappropriate to sit for half an hour and talk about Time Management when the country seems to be so side-swiped by the death of our lovely Queen, so we'll do that next week instead.  In the meantime we talk a little about the psychology of why so many people felt shocked and sad that a 96 year old woman they'...